I'd noticed a big increase in spam mail over the past few days, and so I would guess
that may be the aim of the hacker... not sure. I don't even click on links I trust
nowadays in email, I tend to retype URLs into the address bar.
Hope it gets fixed soon.
Fee
--- On Tue, 31/5/11, Martin Phillips <martin.phillips.mpm(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
From: Martin Phillips <martin.phillips.mpm(a)ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] List Hacker
To: carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Tuesday, 31 May, 2011, 13:17
Dear all,
I don't think this is someone who is bored - the hacker is
almost certainly
a professional. There are two likely scenarios - either
employed by spam
companies to get hold of email addresses from address books
(so if you click
on the link the email gave, it will download a virus onto
your computer); or
it is someone employed by criminal gangs to plant viruses
onto PCs to steal
personal data.
If you clicked on the link in that email, I would suggest
you get your
anti-virus software updated and scan your computer asap. If
you don't have
one, I would get an anti-spyware programme and scan with
that too. You may
avoid some nasty surprises.
There are lots of other tricks they use - fake messages
warning about
viruses (that actually contain viruses!), viruses planted
into all those
jokes or funny pictures that people forward to you and the
like.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "UKGenealogy [Pauline]" <genuk3(a)melita.com>
To: <peterjones550(a)btinternet.com>;
<carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] List Hacker
> Hi Peter
>
> Thanks for the suggestion......this email address is
not in our mailing
> list
> database....I have tried to put him onto the ban list
but not accepting
> it,
> this person must be very clever, it's not only our
list he is
> hacking........must be a very bored person.....
>
> Some who have clicked onto his link have been
unsubbed, so I am now in
> process of resubbing them, once I have contacted them
direct that is.....
>
> thanks again Pauline
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Jones" <peterjones550(a)btinternet.com>
> To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [CMN-L] List Hacker
>
>
>> Hi Pauline
>>
>>
>> As a temporary measure, may I suggest that if
members get another message
>> from "alun883(a)aol.com"
that they quickly add his name to their Junk Mail
>> list so that they are less tempted to open up what
otherwise appears to
>> be
>> a
>> helpful email?
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: carmarthenshire-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
>> [mailto:carmarthenshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of UKGenealogy
>> [Pauline]
>> Sent: 31 May 2011 12:04
>> To: carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
>> Subject: [CMN-L] List Hacker
>>
>> SORRY everyone......
>>
>> out of our control the person is not subscribed,
so NO idea who he can
>> access the list, he must have found a way around
it.....Gosh, I was only
>> saying how quiet the list has been to have this
stupid person trying to
>> ruin
>> it.......
>>
>> DO NOT open anything from
>>
>> alun883(a)aol.com
>>
>> we do have a subscriber in the past with this
email, I believe this has
>> been
>> hacked.....
>>
>> again trying to have rootsweb help us out
>>
>> Pauline
>>
>>
http://www.carmarthenshire-fhs.info
>>
http://www.uk-genealogy-online.com
>> Welcome to Carmarthenshire Mailing List.........
>>
>> carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>
>
>
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>
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG -
www.avg.com
> Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3670 -
Release Date: 05/30/11
> 20:34:00
>
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